View of six women standing in front of a log cabin style building, with a large animal trap and a sign for the Fairbanks Chamber of Commerce hanging on the wall behind them in Fairbanks, Alaska. This was the first meeting of the Alaska Press Women....

View of six women in Fairbanks, Alaska sitting at a table, with ashtrays, several packs of cigarettes, a pair of white gloves, pads of paper, and two newspapers sitting on the table. The headline on the newspaper reads: "Khrushchev Takes Tough...

View of six women dressed in period costumes in Skagway, Alaska. From front: "Skagway Gals of [18]98". From verso: "Chris McClain, some of the gals". 1958. Original photograph size: 3 1/2" x 3 1/2".Women in photo identified as (left to right):...

View of Christine McClain and a soldier sitting at a table in the YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) at a USO (United Service Organizations) event most likely held in Anchorage, Alaska. From front: "1949-YMCA-USO". 1949.

View of Christine M. McClain having breakfast with Father James E. Poole and several military personnel in St. Marys, Alaska. Caption reads "St. Mary Fr. Poole". Photo taken between 1963 and 1969. Original photograph size: 10" x 7 3/4".

View of a group of women standing next to a fire department car (ambulance?) in Anchorage, Alaska. Christine McClain is the third woman from the right of the photo. The women are holding small cans that read "Give American Cancer Society" and bags...

View of a group of ACS (Alaska Communications System) employees. Christine McClain is standing in front near the center of the group. From caption: "ACS 1954". Based on other photos in the collection, this photo was most likely taken in Anchorage,...

Title taken from caption. View of Christine McClain sitting on a log with a couple identified on the photo as "Lt. Jones + wife" at Lake Spenard, Anchorage, Alaska. In the background are two children and their parents, standing next to several...

Title from image caption; spelling variation: Wood Island As early as 1775, Russian Orthodox Churches were built in nearly every Alaskan village under Russian influence; artist Sam McClain, painting from old photographs, drawings, or other...

Title from image caption; spelling variation: Ouzinki As early as 1775, Russian Orthodox Churches were built in nearly every Alaskan village under Russian influence; artist Sam McClain, painting from old photographs, drawings, or other...

Title from image caption; spelling variation: Belkovsky As early as 1775, Russian Orthodox Churches were built in nearly every Alaskan village under Russian influence; artist Sam McClain, painting from old photographs, drawings, or other...

Title from image caption; spelling variation Kolignak As early as 1775, Russian Orthodox Churches were built in nearly every Alaskan village under Russian influence; artist Sam McClain, painting from old photographs, drawings, or other...

Title from image caption Note: The Flame of the Candle, by Fern Wallace, identifies this church as being at Bear River As early as 1775, Russian Orthodox Churches were built in nearly every Alaskan village under Russian influence; artist...

Title from image caption Note: Destroyed by fire, July 1943 As early as 1775, Russian Orthodox Churches were built in nearly every Alaskan village under Russian influence; artist Sam McClain, painting from old photographs, drawings, or...

Title from image caption As early as 1775, Russian Orthodox Churches were built in nearly every Alaskan village under Russian influence; artist Sam McClain, painting from old photographs, drawings, or other likenesses, produced 106 watercolors...

Title from image caption As early as 1775, Russian Orthodox Churches were built in nearly every Alaskan village under Russian influence; artist Sam McClain, painting from old photographs, drawings, or other likenesses, produced 106 watercolors...